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Abortions, drug use exposed in cyberattack on Australian health insurer

When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million of them was exposed. It also followed the government’s guidance on how to respond to the extortion…

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Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil flags multiple reforms to protect personal data after Medibank data leaks

Some of the potential reforms include making it illegal to pay ransoms to hackers like those who posted highly sensitive customer data from Medibank on the dark web.

ABC News

O'Neil commits to scrapping of visa class

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says temporary protection visas will be scrapped, but has not indicated when the visa class will end.

AAP

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Australia to consider banning paying of ransoms to cyber criminals

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil on Sunday said the government would consider making illegal the paying of ransoms to cyber hackers, following recent cyber attacks affecting millions of Australians.

Reuters

Australia seeks to reassure citizens on COVID after cruise ship outbreak

Australia's Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that COVID-19 protocols were adequate after a cruise ship with hundreds of infected passengers docked in Sydney.

Reuters

New task force to target 'scumbag' hackers following Medibank and Optus cyber attacks

The federal government will form a new permanent joint operation between the Australian Federal Police and the country's cyber spy agency which will target online criminals.

ABC News

Medibank hack: Clare O’Neil says new cybercrime operation will hunt down ‘Russian thugs’

Officials drawn from AFP and the Australian Signals Directorate to form ‘joint standing operation’ against cybercriminal syndicates

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Australia unveils joint cyber police taskforce to 'hunt down' hackers

Australia on Saturday formalised a new cyber-policing model in a stepped-up effort to "hunt down" cyber criminal syndicates, following recent hacks impacting millions of Australians.

Reuters

Medibank hackers identified by Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says authorities know who is behind the Medibank cyber attack, with authorities to share specific detail later on Friday.

AAP

Hackers publish abortion records on dark web in bid to extort £8m from health insurer

Hackers post ‘naughty list’ of Australians treated for drug addiction or alcohol abuse

The Independent UK

Hacker demands $10m to stop leaking Australians’ medical records

Cyber-extortionist posts medical information purporting to show details of abortions and treatments for addiction, HIV.

Al Jazeera

Abortions exposed among Australian health insurer customers

Extortionists have dumped stolen client records relating to pregnancy terminations on the dark web in their latest effort to pressure Australia’s largest health insurer to pay a ransom

The Independent UK

Abortion data from Medibank hack posted on dark web as Clare O’Neil pledges to pursue ‘scumbags’

Australian Federal Police warn public it is a criminal offence to seek out the data posted by a Russian ransomware group

The Guardian - AU

Hackers claim they demanded $15 million ransom as more Medibank customer data posted to dark web

More customer information has been uploaded to the dark web as the federal police ramp up their investigation.

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AAP

Fears realised on Medibank hack: minister

The hackers behind the huge Medibank data breach say they offered the health insurer a "discount" ransom in return for not publishing the information.

Al Jazeera

Cyber-extortionist leaks Australians’ medical records online

Private insurer Medibank says it expects more customer details to be published online.

The New Daily

Medibank hacker ‘scumbags’ start to post data

Medibank warns more customer data stolen by hackers, including passport numbers, will be uploaded to the dark web.

ABC News

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil calls an inquiry into 'broken' immigration system

The federal government calls an inquiry into the immigration system in a bid to root out the infiltration of the visa process by criminal syndicates.

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AAP

'Broken' immigration system to be reviewed

The federal government has announced a review of Australia's immigration system, saying it is broken and is being exploited by criminals.

The Guardian - AU

Government urged to split IR bill to help low-paid people now – as it happened

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Bitter debate erupts over repatriation of Australian families from Syrian detention camps

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil accuses the opposition of hypocrisy over the repatriation of Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps.

Reuters

Traveller fined, refused entry to Australia for 'significant' biosecurity breach

An international traveller has been fined and refused entry to Australia after trying to bring meat into the country in what the government said on Sunday was a "significant breach" of biosecurity laws to protect Australia from foot and mouth disease.

AAP

Smuggled duck sees traveller's visa axed

A man travelling with six kilograms of meat in his baggage has had his visa cancelled, with politicians saying he'd posed an "enormous" risk to farmers.

The Independent UK

17 Australian women, children return from Syrian camp

Australia says four women and their 13 children who were held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 have become only the second group of Australians to be repatriated from the war-torn country

Al Jazeera

Australia repatriates 17 women and children from Syrian camp

An estimated 11,000 foreign children and women remain in the Roj and al-Hol refugee camps in northeastern Syria.

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